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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



belong to Uncle Sam, as the land on which 

 they are located is his, having never been 

 taken up by any one. They are in what 

 some suppose to be a cave, as their entrance 

 is the crevice between two huge rocks. I 

 am told that they have been there for 25 or 

 30 years, and it is stated by reliable au- 

 thority that so strong do they work that a 

 bushel measure could easily be filled in four 

 or five minutes, if all the bees going in and 

 out could be caught. Of course there is 

 more than one queen in this colony. The 

 home of this colony is known as "Stony 

 Man," from the fact that it resembles a 

 huge man. 



Now, who can suggest some means by 

 which this mammoth colony can be cap- 

 tured ? What bee-keeper is there who has 

 the grit to help me to make the attempt ? 

 Just think of the possibility of getting 

 enough bees to stock a whole apiary, and 

 " great tons of glue " — honey, I mean. As 

 I write, in my imagination, I can see the 

 precious sweets streaming down the moun- 

 tain side. Come on, brethren, we'll have 

 some fun. 



The honey season here was tolerably 

 good, and we have the promise of a good 

 crop from fall flowers. 



W. O. ROUDABUSH. 



Charlottesville, Va., Sept. 25, 1893. 



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[For years, bee-keepers have felt that they 

 owed the Rev. L. L. Laugstroth— the Father 

 of American bee-culture— a debt that they 

 can never very well pay, for his invention of 

 the Movable-Frame Hive which so completely 

 revolutionized bee-keeping- throug-hout all the 

 world. In order that his few remaining- years 

 may be made as happy and as comfortable as 

 possible, we feel that we should undertake a 

 plan by which those bee-keepers who consider 

 It a privilege as well as a duty, might have an 

 opportunity to contribute something- toward 

 afund that should be gathered and forwarded 

 to Father Langstroth as a slight token of their 

 appreciation, and regard felt lor him by bee- 

 keepers everywhere. No amount above $1.00 

 is expected from any person at one time— but 

 any sum, however large or small, we will of 

 course receive and turn over to Father L. 

 All receipts will be acknowledged here.— Ed. 1 



L,ist of Contributors. 



Previously Reported $73 90 



Walter Harmer, Manistee, Mich 25 



John M. Seiler, Chanluisseu, Minn... 30 

 Levi Moss, Clarendon Station, Ont. . . 25 

 "Poganuc Apiary," Syracuse, Kans. 1 00 



Total $75 70 



On«-<'ciif. l*osta«-c S^taiiipN we 



prefer whenever it is necessary to send 

 stamps for fractions of a dollar. i5y re- 

 membering this, you will greatly oblige us, 

 as we use many more one-cent stamps than 

 tlie two-cent kind. 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



Rules for Grading:. 



The following rules for grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, in Washington, and, so far as 

 possible, quotations are made according to 

 these rules: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides ; both wood and comb 

 unsoiled by travel-stain, or otherwise; all the 

 cells sealed except the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1. — All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, detached at the bottom, 

 or with but lew cells unsealed; both wood 

 and comb unsoiled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That is, there will be '• fan- 

 cy white.'' •' No. 1 dark," etc. 



CHICAGO. Ills., Nov. 9, 1893.— The receipts 

 of comb honey in October v/ere very heavy, 

 ranging from amber to No. I white comb. 

 Very little fancy finds its way to this market, 

 still we received some last week We have 

 had a good fall trade with good prices. Busi- 

 ness is slacking off some, but we anticipate 

 good trade again just before the holidays. 

 We predict this to be the best season ever 

 known for this market. We are selling ex- 

 tracted readily at prices somewhat lower 

 than was expected at the beginning of the 

 season, but sales are heavier. We quote: Fan- 

 cy and No. 1 comb, 15c. ; No. 2 and fancy 

 amber, 13@14c.; dark, 10®12c. Extracted, 

 6® 7c. Beeswax, 18@22c. J. A. L. 



CHICAGO, III., Nov. 1.— Fancy white comb 

 honey brings 15c. pi-r lb. Grades not grading 

 first-class at e not selling at over 14c., as there 

 has been quite a quantity of California honey 

 received here, and ia offered at 14c. The 

 quality is superior to most of that we receive. 

 Dark comb honey sells slowly at l'2@13c. 

 Extracted ranges from 5@7c.. according to 

 color, quality, flavor and style of package. 

 The trade in honey has been large this season. 



Beeswax, 22c. K. A. B. & Co. 



St. PAUL, Minn.. Oct. 9.— Oar market for 

 comb honey is improving, and receipts since 

 our last report have moved off fairly well, 

 prices unchanged. We quote best white comb 

 honey 14@15c. for California. Extracted 

 lower under free offerings from the coast; we 

 quote 5 '^@6c. for white or amber in five-gal- 

 lon tins. S. & A. 



NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov, 1.— Our market on 

 white honey is wealt and shows no activity. 

 Supply is plenty, arrivals are large, and the 

 demand Is light. Hence prices have a down- 

 ward tend ucy and concessions have to be 

 mft,do to effect sales. We quote: Fancy white, 

 1-lbs., 14c.; 2-lbs.,12c.; fair white, 1-lbs.. 12c.; 

 2-ibs., lie; buckwheat is scarce— l-lbs., 11® 

 12c.; 2-lbs., lOc. The market is well stocked 

 with extracted of all kinds. We quote: White 

 clover and basswood, 6@y'/ic.; California, 5^ 

 ®Gc.; Southern, 55@65c. per gallon. 



Beeswax, 24@25c. 11. B. & S. 



BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 9.— We quote honey 

 as selling fairly well. Best whiteat 15c. Ex- 

 tracted, 6®7c. Beeswax, 25®28c. B. & R. 



